Repeating cap gun



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Aug. 11, 1953 Filed May 17, 1949 UNITED sr TE S OFFICE REPEATING CAP GIIN Thurman M. McGregor, Houston, Tex.

Application May 17, 1949, Serial No. 93,773

6 Claims. 1

This invention relates to toy guns, and more particularly to a toy cap gun of the repeating type.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved toy rifle employing paper caps, said rifle being simple in construction, easy to use, and providing a repeating action simulating the action of an automatic repeating rifle.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved toy rifle employing paper caps. said rifle being easy to fire simulating in appearance and operation a genuine repeating rifle, being very easy to reload, being inexpensive to manufacture, and being very sturdy in construction.-

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a toy rifle constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view taken through the rifle of Figure 1;

. Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view similar to Figure 2, but showing the rifle mechanism immediately prior to the firing of a cap;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary enlarged detail bottom plan view showing the under side of the magazine portion of the rifle of Figure 1;

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary crosssectional detail view ofthe hammer-release member employed in the rifle of Figure l.

Referring to the drawings, the toy rifle is designated generally at II. The rifle comprises a barrel I2 to which is secured a stock I3, the stock being formed with a U-shaped groove I4 in its top edge to receive the barrel. The end portion of the barrel contains a plug I5. Seated in the stock is an insert plate I6. A take-down screw I7 passes vertically through plate I6, the body of stock I3, and the lower wall portion of barrel I2,

said screw being threaded into plug I5, whereby the barrel is securely fastened to the stock I3 in the groove I4.

The stock I3 is formed with a longitudinal slot I8, the plate I6 underlying said slot. Designated at I9 is a magazine which is seated in the forward portion of slot I8, the lower rear end portion of barrel I2 being cut away, to receive the upper portion of said magazine. The plate I6 is formed with a trigger guard 29 and is formed forwardly of said trigger guard with a forwardly-opening sleeve in which is slidably positioned a detent bar 23 biased into underlying relation to the magazine I 9 by a spring 2| positioned behind the rear end of bar 23. Bar 23 has a depending finger-release arm 22 extending through a longitudinal slot 24 formed in the bottom wall of sleeve 25. When bar 23 is retracted by pulling back on finger-release arm 22, the magazine I9 is free for removal, enabling the magazine to be replenished with caps whenever required.

The magazine I9 is formed with a generally circular recess 26 and has a central pin 2'! on which a roll of caps 28 is adapted to be rotatively positioned, as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 5. The walls of recess I8 are formed with opposing vertical ribs 29 adjacent the rear vertical surface of the magazine I9 and defining a vertical guideway with respect to said magazine surface through which the free end portion of'the roll 28 may be threaded. As shown in Figure 2, a hammer element 30 is slidably positioned in the rear portion of barrel I 2 rearwardly adjacent the upper portion of magazine I9, a coiled spring 3| being provided in the barrel behind hammer element 39 and acting to bias the hammer element forwardly against the magazine.

Hammer element 30 is formed with a notch 32 in its bottom portion. Adjacent said notch the barrel I2 is slotted, as shownat 33. Designated at 34 is a transverse pin secured between the walls of slot I 8. Pivotally mounted on said pin is a sleeve member 35. slidably positioned in the sleeve member is a detent member 36 formed with a slot 31 receiving pin 34, as shown in Figure 7. A coiled spring 38 is positioned in slot 31, bearing between pin 34 and the upper end of the slot and biasing the detent member 36 upwardly into 'engagement in the notch 32, as shown in Figure 2.

Pivoted to the barrel I2 at 39 is the depending trigger 49, passing through a longitudinal slot 4| in plate member I6. The intermediate portion of trigger 40 is connected to the upper portion of sleeve member. 35 by a link bar 42. Secured to the barrel I2 rearwardly of trigger 4B is a, leaf spring 43 which engages the trigger and biases said trigger clockwise, as viewed in Figure 2. Pivoted to the lower forward corner portion of sleeve member 35 at 44 is a dog member 45 whose forward end normally engages the vertical strip of caps extending upwardly along,

the rear vertical surface of magazine I9, as shown in Figure 2.

When trigger 49 is retracted, link bar 42 rotates sleeve member 35 clockwise, as viewed in. Figure 2, moving hammer element 30 re'arwardly to the position of Figure 3, and causing dog member 45 to push the strip of caps upwardly through a distance corresponding to the spacing between successive caps. The forward portion of the top end of detent member 36 is curved, as shown at 46, whereby hammer member 30 is released from engagement with the detent member after said detent member has been rotated beyond a predetermined position. Spring 3| is then allowed to expand, moving hammer element 30 forcibly forwardly against the magazine l9, exploding the cap intervening.

therebetween.

When trigger 40 is released, spring 43 returns the trigger'to'its normal position, whereby detent member 36 returns to interlocking engagement in notch 32. Dog member 45 returns by gravity to the position shown in Figure 2. When trigger 40 is again pulled, the above-described operations are repeated. By alternately pulling and releasing trigger 40, the roll of caps may be successively fired, causing the roll to be unwound from pin 21 until all the caps have been exploded. The exploded caps pass upwardly from the barrel l2 through an opening 4?, therein forwardly adjacent the rear sight 48.

To insert a new roll of caps, arm 22 is pulled rearwardly, allowing the magazine It to be removed. The new roll is placed on pin 21 and the magazine is then replaced in the rifle. free end of the roll is then threaded upwardly into the guideway defined forwardly adjacent ribs 29 and slipped beneath the end of the dog member 45. The rifle is now ready for renewed firing.

While a specific embodiment of a toy repeater rifle has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a toy cap firing rifle, a stock having a butt end, a stock extension integral with and projecting forwardly from the stock and having a groove in a top edge thereof, a tubular barrel within said groove, a plug within the barrel, a take-down screw extending through said extension and threaded into the plug holding the barrel in said groove and in a fixed relation to the stock extension, said stock extension having a slot transversely therethrough provided with a vertical front end wall, a magazine of block formation within said slot having a front surface engaging said front end wall, said magazine having a recess therein for receiving a rolled strip of caps, said barrel having a cutaway portion receiving an upper end of the magazine, a rear surface on said magazine forming an anvil within an outline of the barrel and arranged generally transversely of the axis of the barrel, means for guiding the strip of caps from the roll along said rear surface and over the anvil, and means for releasably retaining the magazine in said position.

2. In a cap firing rifle, a stock having a butt end, a stock extension integral with and projecting forwardly from an opposite end of the stock and having a U-shaped groove in a top edge thereof, a hollow barrel of cylindrical shape within and filling said groove, a plug fittin within the barrel, a take-down screw extending through said extension and threaded into said The r plug holding the barrel in said groove and in a fixed relation to the stock and the stock extension, said stock extension having a slot extending vertically therethrough terminating in a straight vertical front end wall, a magazine of block formation within said slot having a straight front surface engaging said front end wall, said magazine having a circular recess therein for receiving a rolled strip of caps, said barrel being cut-away at an under portion, an upper surface on said magazine block extending into and engaging an inner surface of the barrel, a rear surface on said magazine block forming an anvil within the outline of the barrel and arranged generally transversely of the axis of the barrel, means for guiding the strip of caps from the roll along said rear surface and over the anvil, and means at a rear lower corner of the block for releasably retaining the magazine within said slot and in engagement with said front end wall and in engagement with said barrel.

3. In an automatic cap firing rifle, a stock having a butt end, a stock extension integral. with and projecting forwardly from an opposite. end of the stock and having a groove in a top edge thereof, a tubular barrel within said groove, a plug within the barrel, a take-down screw extending through said extension and threaded into the plug holding the barrel in said groove and in a fixed relation to the stock, said stock extension having a slot transversely therethrough provided with a vertical front end wall, a magazine of block formation within said slot having a front surface engaging said front end wall, said magazine having a recess therein for receiving a rolled strip of caps, said barrel having a cut-away portion receiving an upper end of the magazine, a rear sur-- face on said magazine forming an anvil arranged generally transversely of the axis of the barrel,

said barrel terminating at its rear end-in said groove rearwardly beyond said slot,means for guiding the strip of rolled caps along said rear surface and over said anvil, said barrel having. an opening at the top adjacent the anvil for said strip, and means for releasably retaining the magazine in said position.

4. In an automatic toy rifle for firing caps, a stock having a butt end, a stock extensional integral with and projecting forwardly from an opposite end of the stock and having a groove in a top edge thereof, a tubular barrel within said groove, a plug within the barrel, a take-down screw extending through said extension and threaded into the plug holding the barrel in said groove and in a fixed relation to the stock extension, said stock extension having a slot trans versely therethrough provided with a vertical front end wall, a magazine of block formation within said slot having a front surface engaging said front end wall, said magazine having a recess therein for receiving a rolled strip of caps, said barrel having a cut-away portion receiving an upper end of the magazine, a rear surface on said magazine forming an anvil arranged generally transversely of the axis of the barrel, said barrel terminating at its rear end in said groove rearwardly beyond said slot, means for guiding the strip of rolled caps along said rear surface and over said anvil, said barrel having an opening at the top adjacent the anvil for the escape of said strip, and means for releasably retaining the magazinein said position.

5. In a toy cap rifle, a stock having a butt end, a stock extension carried by and projecting forwardly from the stock and having a groove in a top edge thereof, said stock extension having a slot transversely therethrough, a magazine of block formation within said slot having a front surface engaging the stock extension at the forward end of the slot, said magazine having a recess therein for receiving a rolled strip of caps, a hollow tubular barrel within said groove terminating at its rear end rearwardly of said slot, means securing the barrel to the stock extension and maintaining the barrel in said groove, a rear surface on the magazine block forming an anvil arranged generally transversely of the axis of the barrel, means for guiding the strip of caps along said anvil after it emerges from said recess, and said barrel having a transverse slot therethrough vertically aligned with the rear surface of the said magazine block for the escape of the strip.

6. In a toy rifle, a stock extension having a groove in the top edge thereof, said stock extension having a slot transversely therethrough, a magazine of block formation within said slot having a front surface engaging the stock extension at the forward end of the slot, said magazine having a recess therein for receiving a rolled strip of caps, a hollow tubular barrel within said groove terminating at its rear end rearwardly beyond said slot, means securing the barrel to the stock 6 extension and maintaining the barrel in said groove, a portion of said magazine block extending into said barrel, a rear anvil surface on the magazine block within said barrel, vertically disposed ribs carried by the stock extension within said slot for guiding the cap strip over said anvil surface, and said barrel having a slot vertically therethrough aligned with the anvil surface for the escape of the strip.

THURMAN M. MCGREGOR.

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